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Virginia Kay White

Little Honker's Backyard Adventures

Synopsis

Can a cat have magical powers?
Are cats able to predict a future event?
From Egyptian times to the present, cats in many cultures are considered both lucky and magical. Is Little Honker one of those magical cats? Little Honker seems to have some magical powers and predicts an upcoming event.

Author Biography

When my first Siamese cat gave birth to six kittens on my bed, my appreciation for differences and the love of cats started. Cats and students have been a big part of my life for fifty years. Creative Writing was among the high school English courses I taught over my forty years in the classroom. I always wrote with my students. It provided me with knowledge of the assignment and led me down my own path of discovery. After retirement I was able to follow my passion of writing for young readers. I enjoy reading my books in elementary school classrooms and talking to my audience. They always provide me with amazing ideas and I have been able to use some of them to create new stories. I live in Colorado with my husband and one senior cat. I also enjoy being an active grandmother.

Author Insight

Magical Changes

I started Backyard Adventures about four years ago and it didn't have that name. I could not figure out what I was going to do with Little Honker At that time, he was just Warren the honker cat. He made his way to the pond and stopped.. I was stumped and so was he. We both walked away from the story and waited. My dear friend Marinell suggested the floater, but Honker and I were still stumped. Then my husband and I adopted three rescue cats and my youngest granddaughter spent the summer with us. Our rescue cats started to take center stage along with my granddaughter. Suddenly Honker had a new role. I recalled the role of cats from Egyptian times and decided Honker had some magical powers. We learn about cats magical powers and rescue animals in this book. Honker was not the usual musical cat in this books and he and I are both thrilled with the outcome. He's come a long way!

Book Excerpt

Little Honker's Backyard Adventures

Magical Powers

Kari and Kris walked home thinking about Fanta, Sprite, and Willy. Was it just a coincidence that the cats next door had names that Honker mentioned before they left the house, or did he have some kind of special powers. He was, indeed, an unusual cat and could do many things other cats could not do, but this was the most unusual thing he had ever done.

“Kris, do you remember when we studied Egypt in Mr. Muldoon’s World History class?” Kari asked. “I think he told us that the Egyptian cats were believed to be magical creatures, capable of bringing luck to people who housed them.”

“I do remember that. They had a spiritual importance, were sacred, and I also remember the part about magical powers,” Kris said.

“Do you think Little Honker has some kind of magical powers? I mean how did he know there would be cats moving in next door with the names Fanta, Sprite, and Willy?” Kari asked. “It seems like he can sense some future things.”

“I know. He also told us about Fanta moving in next door when we didn’t even know the house had been sold,” Kris said. “This is just too weird!”

“I think we need to see if we can clear some of this up. We always knew he wasn’t the typical cat, but this is so far out there that even I can’t believe it,” Kari said.